Cubs prospect Ian Happ returns to Iowa after thumb injury

While the Cubs shuffled relievers between Wrigley Field and Des Moines last weekend, Ian Happ returned to Triple-A Iowa after an eight-day absence because of a bruised left thumb.

In his first game back Sunday, Happ hit an RBI single in the eighth inning of a 10-1 loss to Memphis.

Happ, the ninth pick in the 2015 draft, came off the bench in the sixth and lined out to short in his first at-bat.

He played the final four innings in right field, his second appearance there after playing primarily second base.

Happ, 22, was batting .256 with eight home runs and 18 RBIs through Sunday and could earn a promotion to the Cubs this season.

Zac Rosscup, LHP, Iowa

Could be moving into consideration for a big-league promotion. Rosscup has struck out 15 with only one walk in 9 2/3 relief innings and has limited left-handed batters to a .231 average.

Jason Vosler, 3B, Double-A Tennessee

A 16th-round pick out of Northeastern in 2014, Vosler was batting .306 after going 3-for-4 in a doubleheader Sunday against Jacksonville. He led the team with seven homers and 20 RBIs and had a .423 on-base percentage.

Andury Acevedo, RHP, Tennessee

One year removed from being a major-league bullpen candidate, Acevedo hasn't allowed a run and has a 0.50 WHIP in six innings over four games.

Oscar De La Cruz, RHP, Class A Myrtle Beach

Has allowed 34 hits in 29 1/3 innings over six starts but pitched six innings of three-hit ball Saturday in an 8-4 win over Buies Creek.

A version of this article appeared in print on May 09, 2017, in the Sports section of the Chicago Tribune with the headline "Happ back with Iowa after thumb injury, gets time in right field" —
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